3A Football Rankings (Updated)

Capital-Journal 3A Football Rankings

Team (Last Week)  Record

1. Silver Lake (1)    6-0
2. Hoisington (2)     6-0
3. Phillipsburg (3)    6-0
4. Garden Plain (4)   6-0
5. Rossville (5)         5-1

Others — Beloit 5-1, Chaparral 6-0, Cheney 5-1, Conway Springs 5-1, Fredonia 5-1, Galena 4-2, Halstead 5-1, Jayhawk-Linn 6-0, Marion 6-0, Mission Valley 5-1, Nemaha Central 6-0, Sabetha 6-0, SE-Saline 6-0, Wellsville 5-1.

Notes — A whopping 11 teams in 3A remain unbeaten heading into district play. The biggest surprise among those? Jayhawk-Linn. After topping Drexel (Mo.) 24-18, the Jayhawks’ six wins are the most in a single season since they went 8-1 in 2004 — the program’s last winning season overall (5-5 last year).

Class 3A Football Rankings by CatchItKansas

1. Silver Lake (6-0)

2. Hoisington (6-0)

3. Rossville (5-1)

4. Phillipsburg (6-0)

5. Garden Plain (6-0)

6. Southeast of Saline (6-0)

7. Sabetha (6-0)

8. Chaparral (6-0)

9. Marion (6-0)

10. Halstead (5-1)

Class 3A Football Rankings by Wichita Eagle

1. Hoisington 6-0 (1)2. Silver Lake 6-0 (2)3. Phillipsburg 6-0 (3)4. Garden Plain 6-0 (4)5. Rossville 5-1 (5)

Others: Beloit 5-1 (NR), Chaparral 6-0 (NR), Cheney 5-1 (NR), Conway Springs 5-1 (NR), Council Grove 5-1 (NR), Fredonia 5-1 (NR), Galena 4-2 (NR), Halstead 5-1 (NR), Jayhawk-Linn 6-0 (NR), Marion 6-0 (NR), Mission Valley 5-1 (NR), Nemaha Central 6-0 (NR), Norton 4-2 (NR), Sabetha 6-0 (NR), SE-Saline 6-0 (NR), Wellsville 5-1 (NR).

Class 3A Football Rankings by KPREPS
This list was updated Monday,  Oct. 10

#1 HOISINGTON (6-0)

Last: Won 64-8 vs. Nickerson

Hoisington dominated a solid Nickerson team, 64-8, in a big home win. The Cardinals led 21-8 after the first quarter and 46-8 at halftime. The Cardinals have won 23 straight regular season contests. Hoisington’s defense limited Nickerson for 168 total yards, including just 2.7 yards per carry. Hunter Hanzlick opened the scoring for an 8-0 lead, and then Tyler Specht found Cam Davis for a 14-0 lead. After another Nickerson three-and-out, Davis returned the punt for a score.

Next: @ Ellsworth (4-2)

#2 SILVER LAKE (6-0)

Last: Won 27-14 vs. Riley County

Silver Lake remained perfect with a 27-14 victory against a solid Riley County squad that led 7-0 after the first quarter. The game was tied 14 all at halftime before Silver Lake scored seven points in the third and six in the fourth. Senior quarterback Dalton Dultmeier passed for a nine-yard score to Keenan Baird and rushed for a two-yard touchdown. Baird collected rushing scores of three and five yards.

Next: @ Oskaloosa (4-2)

#3 PHILLIPSBURG (6-0)

Last: Won 50-0 vs. Larned

Phillipsburg stayed perfect with a 50-0 victory versus winless Larned. Two sophomores, quarterback Trey Sides and kicker Jonathan Hunnacutt, had big performances. Sides rushed for 142 yards and a pair of scores and rushed for 88 yards and a TD. Hunnacutt kicked field goals from 27, 38 and 25 yards and finished 5 of 5 on extra points. Senior Mark Coomes finished with 145 rushing yards and a TD.

Next: @ Thomas More Prep (1-5)

#4 ROSSVILLE (5-1)

Last: Won 56-7 vs. Burlington

Rossville bounced back from its War on 24 loss to Silver Lake and rolled over Burlington, 56-7. The Bulldawgs had its 32-game winning streak ended with the defeat versus Silver Lake. Jacob Bradshaw threw passes of 50 and 10 yards and rushed for 34 and 40 yard scores. Cole Schumacher caught the 50-yard pass and returned a punt 72 yards for another TD. It marked Rossville’s most points this season.

Next: @ Mission Valley (5-1)

#5 GARDEN PLAIN (6-0)

Last: Won 59-14 vs. Douglass

Garden Plain rolled over Douglass, 59-14, and didn’t allow any points until the fourth quarter. Nate Pauly contributed in all ways for the undefeated Owls with a 50-yard punt return, runs of 67 and 26 runs and a 56-yard pass. Pauly finished with four carries for 134 yards.

Next: @ Conway Springs (5-1)